Franciscan Health Crawfordsville will be a local sponsor for the national “Walk with a Doc” program. The series will start Jan. 29 and run through March 5 at Athena Sport and Fitness.
“Walk with a Doc” was created by David Sabgir, M.D., a cardiologist with Mount Carmel Clinical Cardiovascular Specialists in Ohio. Dr. Sabgir wanted to encourage healthy physical activity in people of all ages and to reverse the consequences of a sedentary lifestyle. This program is geared toward improving societal health and well-being.
Franciscan Health’s goal with this program is to give the community an opportunity to walk with medical professionals for one hour every Monday afternoon from Jan. 29 through March 5.
Each walk will start at 4:30 p.m. at Athena Sport and Fitness, 200 E. College St. The walks are open to the public. Participants do not need to be members of Athena Sport and Fitness, but will be asked to sign a participation waiver. Walks will be held on the following dates:
• Jan. 29: Terry Klein, chief operating officer of Franciscan Health Crawfordsville
• Feb. 5: Babu S. Doddapaneni, MD, FACC, cardiologist with Franciscan Physician Network Indiana Heart Physicians
• Feb. 12: Christi Neal, medical assistant with Franciscan Physician Network Northside Family Medicine
• Feb. 19: Ashen Kixmiller, physical therapy assistant with Franciscan Health Sports Therapy and Rehab
• Feb. 26: Christi Neal, medical assistant with Franciscan Physician Network Northside Family Medicine
• March 5: Representatives from the Community Paramedicine program
This event is free and open to all members of the community. To register, visit FranciscanHealth.org/WalkCrawfordsville. Registration is available the day of the event as well.
Each walk at Athena Sport & Fitness will begin with a short talk about a health-related topic by a healthcare professional. Hospital staff will be on hand to provide additional support for walkers.
Updates regarding the program will be provided via email if an address is provided to organizers.
